The 1970s

Explore 1298 historical events from 1970–1979.

1970

Dawn Staley, American basketball player

Dawn Michelle Staley is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team. A point guard, she played col…

Dawn Staley, American basketball player

1970

Naomi Klein, Canadian author and activist

Naomi Klein is a Canadian author, social activist, and filmmaker known for her political analyses, support of ecofeminism and organized labour, and criticism of corporate globaliza…

Naomi Klein, Canadian author and activist

1970

Ghostface Killah, American rapper and actor

Dennis David Coles, better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and a member of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough suc…

Ghostface Killah, American rapper and actor

1970

Harold Ford Jr

Harold Eugene Ford Jr. is an American financial managing director, pundit, author, and former U.S. Congressman who served from 1997 to 2007 in the United States House of Representa…

Harold Ford Jr

1970

David Weir, Scottish footballer

David Gillespie Weir is a Scottish football coach and former professional player who was most recently the technical director of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.

David Weir, Scottish footballer

1970

Jim Furyk, American golfer

James Michael Furyk is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. In 2010, he was the FedEx Cup champion and PGA Tour Player of the Year.…

Jim Furyk, American golfer

1970

Mike Weir, Canadian golfer

Michael Richard Weir, is a Canadian professional golfer. He currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He spent over 110 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking betw…

Mike Weir, Canadian golfer

1970

Ronald de Boer, Dutch footballer and manager

Ronaldus de Boer is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a right or attacking midfielder or right winger. He played for the Netherlands national team as well as a h…

Ronald de Boer, Dutch footballer and manager

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1970

Samantha Mathis, American actress

Samantha Mathis is an American actress and trade union leader who served as the Vice President, Actors/Performers of SAG-AFTRA from 2015 to 2019. The daughter of actress Bibi Besch…

Samantha Mathis, American actress

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1970

Frank de Boer, Dutch footballer and manager

Franciscus de Boer is a Dutch former professional footballer and current manager. A former defender, De Boer spent most of his playing career with Ajax, winning five Eredivisie tit…

Frank de Boer, Dutch footballer and manager

1970

Rod Smith, American football player

Roderick Duane Smith is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons, all with the Denver Broncos. H…

Rod Smith, American football player

1970

Ben Wallace, English captain and politician

Sir Robert Ben Lobban Wallace is a British politician and former British Army Officer who served as Secretary of State for Defence from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Conservative P…

Ben Wallace, English captain and politician